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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 3, 2009 | NY | A 157-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 30) |
Aug. 19, 2008 | NY | S 8738 | State Spending Cap | Amendment Adopted - Senate (38 - 20) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | NY | S 249-A | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - House (104 - 42) |
June 24, 2008 | NY | A 11258 | Mandatory Cigarette Taxation | Bill Passed - House (141 - 3) |
June 24, 2008 | NY | A 11258 | Mandatory Cigarette Taxation | Bill Passed - House (141 - 3) |
April 9, 2008 | NY | S 6807 | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - House (107 - 41) |
March 31, 2009 | NY | A 156-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - House (91 - 56) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | NY | S 249-A | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
June 24, 2008 | NY | S 8638 | Internet Sales Tax Repeal | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 18) |
May 7, 2008 | NY | A 10083 | Foreclosure Assistance Finance | Bill Passed - House (104 - 33) |
May 7, 2008 | NY | A 10083 | Foreclosure Assistance Finance | Bill Passed - House (104 - 33) |
May 7, 2008 | NY | A 9695 | Foreclosure Relief | Bill Passed - House (126 - 11) |
Feb. 13, 2008 | NY | A 9998 | New York Racing Association Funding | Bill Passed - House (92 - 40) |
April 2, 2009 | NY | A 156-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 30) |
May 7, 2008 | NY | A 8972 | Foreclosure and Lending | Bill Passed - House (113 - 21) |
March 31, 2009 | NY | A 158-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - House (88 - 59) |
June 1, 2009 | NY | A 8501 | Government Consolidation Bill | Bill Passed - House (118 - 26) |
June 1, 2009 | NY | A 8501 | Government Consolidation Bill | Bill Passed - House (118 - 26) |
Aug. 19, 2008 | NY | A 11838 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (118 - 24) |
June 3, 2009 | NY | A 8501 | Government Consolidation Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 16) |
June 3, 2009 | NY | A 8501 | Government Consolidation Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 16) |
March 6, 2007 | NY | S 3318 | Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act | Bill Passed - House (127 - 19) |
March 31, 2009 | NY | A 159-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - House (86 - 59) |
Aug. 6, 2009 | NY | A 8903-A | Extending City Board Jurisdiction Over New York City Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 8) |
May 14, 2007 | NY | S 319 | Death Penalty For Certain Murders | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 24) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | NY | A 163-A | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (102 - 44) |
April 3, 2009 | NY | A 159-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 30) |
June 17, 2009 | NY | A 8903-A | Extending City Board Jurisdiction Over New York City Schools | Bill Passed - House (129 - 18) |
April 3, 2009 | NY | A 158-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 30) |
June 21, 2006 | NY | S 8446 | DNA Database Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 2) |
June 21, 2010 | NY | A 9705 | 2010-2011 Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental Conservation Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
March 31, 2006 | NY | S 6451A | 2006-2007 Legislature and Judiciary Budget | Bill Passed - House (136 - 6) |
March 31, 2009 | NY | A 157-B | Budget Financing | Bill Passed - House (85 - 61) |
Jan. 19, 2011 | NY | S 1892 | Limiting State Spending | Amendment Adopted - Senate (41 - 19) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | NY | A 163-A | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Aug. 8, 2008 | NY | S 8736 | School District Property Tax Cap | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 20) |
Aug. 8, 2008 | NY | A 11258 | Mandatory Cigarette Taxation | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 4) |
Aug. 8, 2008 | NY | A 11258 | Mandatory Cigarette Taxation | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 4) |
March 5, 2007 | NY | S 3318 | Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act | Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 8) |
May 7, 2008 | NY | S 7594 | Gasoline Tax Holiday | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15) |
May 7, 2008 | NY | A 10219 | Mortgage Bill of Rights | Bill Passed - House (122 - 15) |
Feb. 13, 2008 | NY | A 9998 | New York Racing Association Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17) |
Feb. 2, 2009 | NY | A 1688 | Expanding Local Control Over Rent Laws | Bill Passed - House (94 - 49) |
Feb. 11, 2014 | NY | A 689A | Authorizes Early Voting | Bill Passed - House (93 - 43) |
March 11, 2020 | NY | S 5073 | Establishes a School Voter Registration Access Program | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 18) |
June 3, 2022 | NY | S 6363 | Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases | Bill Passed - House |
May 23, 2022 | NY | S 6363 | Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15) |
April 21, 2021 | NY | S 830 | Extends Voting Rights to Convicted Felons on Parole | Bill Passed - House (97 - 52) |
Jan. 30, 2023 | NY | S 1343 | Amends Requirements for State Agencies Purchasing Zero Emissions Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (108 - 35) |
June 9, 2021 | NY | S 7150 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (103 - 45) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | S 1102 | Establishes Early Voting Period | Bill Passed - House (110 - 33) |
March 13, 2014 | NY | S 2031A | Amends the Board of Regents Appointment Process | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 19) |
June 10, 2023 | NY | S 7538 | Authorizes the Immediate Incorporation of Villages into State Code | Bill Passed - House (86 - 49) |
June 2, 2022 | NY | S 1046 | Expands Protections for Voters | Bill Passed - House (106 - 43) |
May 28, 2010 | NY | A 11308 | Emergency State Parks Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 27) |
May 21, 2019 | NY | S 4572 | Establishes Parameters for Exemptions to Presidential Pardons | Bill Passed - House (91 - 54) |
May 21, 2019 | NY | S 4572 | Establishes Parameters for Exemptions to Presidential Pardons | Bill Passed - House (91 - 54) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | NY | S 50001 | Authorizes New Yorkers to Participate in State and Local Government Meetings Virtually | Bill Passed - House (81 - 60) |
June 20, 2019 | NY | S 6532 | Extends Voter Registration Cutoff | Bill Passed - House (106 - 41) |
May 22, 2019 | NY | S 5072 | Amends State Tax Laws Regarding Presidential Tax Return Requests | Bill Passed - House (87 - 58) |
Jan. 15, 2019 | NY | A 774 | Authorizes Voter Pre-Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 14) |
March 20, 2023 | NY | S 1353 | Exempts Certain Income and Resources in Determining Eligibility for Public Assistance Benefits | Bill Passed - House (97 - 50) |
July 24, 2020 | NY | S 8799 | Authorizes Ballots to be Postmarked on Election Day | Bill Passed - House (101 - 40) |
July 23, 2020 | NY | S 8015 | Authorizes Absentee Voting Due to Risk of Contracting a Disease | Bill Passed - House (118 - 23) |
March 16, 2023 | NY | S 1327 | Amends Various Voter Registration Laws and Deadlines | Bill Passed - House (97 - 47) |
June 9, 2021 | NY | S 7150 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (103 - 45) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | A 775 | Requires the Transference of Registration and Enrollment of Voters after Moving | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 12) |
May 31, 2022 | NY | A 7748 | Authorizes Certain Crime Victims to Make Voter Information Confidential | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0) |
July 22, 2020 | NY | A 5045 | Amends Criminal Procedure Laws to Waive Certain Surcharges and Fees for Defendants Under the Age of 21 | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 19) |
June 9, 2023 | NY | S 7564 | Amends Provisions Governing Public Campaign Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 29) |
June 19, 2014 | NY | S 6617B | Requires State-Funded Projects to Consider Climate Change Effects | Bill Passed - House (119 - 16) |
Feb. 10, 2021 | NY | A 4686 | Reduces the Number of Signatures Necessary for Nomination Petitions | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 15) |
June 10, 2021 | NY | S 4306B | Expands Early Voting Access | Bill Passed - House (108 - 41) |
June 10, 2023 | NY | S 7537 | Establishes the Village Incorporation Commission | Bill Passed - House (83 - 52) |
Feb. 2, 2021 | NY | A 2574 | Establishes the State University of New York as an Automatic Voter Registration Location | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
April 9, 2022 | NY | S 8006 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget | Bill Passed - House (88 - 56) |
March 25, 2014 | NY | S 3149 | Requires the President to be Elected by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (102 - 33) |
June 9, 2021 | NY | A 6046 | Authorizes the Board of Elections to Accept an Electronic Application for an Absentee Ballot when Submitted by a Voter | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
June 9, 2021 | NY | A 6047 | Amends the Deadlines for the Mailing and Receipt of Absentee Ballots from the Day Before the Election to Election Day | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
June 10, 2021 | NY | S 661 | Establishes a Claims Filing Opportunity for Widows and Dependents of Workers Who Died as a Result of Cancer | Bill Passed - House (113 - 36) |
June 9, 2020 | NY | S 8496 | Authorizes Disclosure of Law Enforcement Disciplinary Records | Bill Passed - House (101 - 43) |
Feb. 2, 2022 | NY | A 9167 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
June 10, 2020 | NY | S 3595 | Establishes the Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office | Bill Passed - House (100 - 44) |
April 30, 2014 | NY | A 9206 | Authorizes Traffic Cameras on Long Island | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 11) |
June 3, 2022 | NY | S 74 | Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs | Bill Passed - House (147 - 2) |
March 31, 2021 | NY | S 5545 | Amends Statute's Definition of an Absentee Voter | Bill Passed - House (138 - 8) |
May 27, 2020 | NY | S 8192 | Extends Eviction Protections for Tenants During Emergency Shutdowns | Bill Passed - House (94 - 50) |
July 23, 2020 | NY | S 8806 | Establishes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (86 - 55) |
June 10, 2020 | NY | S 2574 | Establishes an Office of Special Investigation Under the Attorney General | Bill Passed - House (97 - 47) |
May 27, 2020 | NY | S 8411 | Repeals Certain Provisions of the CARES Act | Bill Passed - House (104 - 40) |
June 10, 2021 | NY | S 7191 | Authorizes a Write-in Ballot Cast in a Party Primary to Petition for a Candidate Not Enrolled in Such Party to be Void and Not Counted | Bill Passed - House (101 - 48) |
Jan. 24, 2023 | NY | A 1283 | Authorizes Constitutional Referendum Prohibiting Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Reproductive Autonomy, Etc. | (43 - 20) |
June 2, 2022 | NY | S 74 | Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs | Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 6) |
June 8, 2023 | NY | S 7537 | Establishes the Village Incorporation Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 18) |
Dec. 2, 2009 | NY | A 40022 | 2009-2010 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 3) |
Jan. 20, 2010 | NY | A 9544 | Election and Campaign Finance Ethics Amendments | Bill Passed - House (139 - 2) |
Aug. 3, 2010 | NY | A 9710D | 2010-2011 Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 28) |
April 9, 2008 | NY | S 6801 | 2008-2009 Legislative and Judiciary Budget | Bill Passed - House (110 - 37) |
May 10, 2010 | NY | S 7777 | Emergency Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (83 - 56) |
May 10, 2010 | NY | S 7777 | Emergency Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (83 - 56) |